“Donald Trump said Saturday that had teachers been armed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, the deadly shooting there this week would not have been as tragic.

Trump has previously cited mental health issues, not guns, as the biggest cause of shootings in the U.S. But his comments on Saturday are his most extensive and emotionally charged about firearms since he launched his campaign in June, as he spoke about his personal gun ownership and elicited his biggest applause of the afternoon in discussing gun rights…

Trump went on to say he has a license to carry a gun in New York, and if someone attacks him, he will respond.

“In fact, I have a license to carry in New York, can you believe that? Nobody knows that,” he said.